Tag Archives: 2013

She & Him: Volume 3

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On May 7, 2013, “Merge” label released “Volume 3”, the fourth She & Him studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by M. Ward.

Personnel:

  • Zooey Deschanel– lead and harmony vocals, percussion, keyboards, piano, tambourine, vibraphone, taropatch ukulele
  • M. Ward– guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals, piano, organ, percussion, horns arrangements
  • Joey Spampinato, Tyler Tornfelt, Mike Watt, Pierre de Reeder– bass
  • Scott McPherson– drums
  • Doug Wieselman – saxophone
  • J. Camerieri – trumpet
  • Art Baron– trombone
  • Tom Hagerman– violin
  • Amanda Lawrence– viola
  • Tilly and the Wall– gang vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Zooey Deschanel, except where noted.

  1. I’ve Got Your Number, Son
  2. Never Wanted Your Love
  3. Baby – George Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
  4. I Could’ve Been Your Girl
  5. Turn to White
  6. Somebody Sweet to Talk To
  7. Something’s Haunting You
  8. Together
  9. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me – Harry Noble
  10. Snow Queen
  11. Sunday Girl – Chris Stein
  12. London
  13. Shadow of Love
  14. Reprise (I Could’ve Been Your Girl)

Noah and the Whale: Heart of Nowhere

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On May 6, 2013, “Mercury” label released “Heart of Nowhere”, the fourth and final Noah and the Whale studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “British Grove Studios” in London, and was produced by Charlie Fink, Tom Hobden, Matt Owens, Fred Abbott and Michael Petulla.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Fink- vocals, guitar
  • Fred Abbott – guitar, keys
  • Matt Owens – bass guitar
  • Michael Petulla – drums
  • Tom Hobden – violin, keys

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Fink.

  1. Introduction
  2. Heart of Nowhere
  3. All Through the Night
  4. Lifetime
  5. Silver and Gold
  6. One More Night
  7. Still After All These Years
  8. There Will Come a Time
  9. Now Is Exactly the Time
  10. Not Too Late

Hiatus Kaiyote: Choose Your Weapon

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On May 1, 2015, “Flying Buddha” label released “Choose Your Weapon”, the second Hiatus Kaiyote studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2015, and was produced by Hiatus Kaiyote.

Personnel:

  • Nai Palm – vocals, guitar, keyboards, arrangenebts, artwork
  • Simon Mavin – keyboards, percussion, vocoder, arrangements
  • Perrin Moss – bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, arrangements
  • Paul Bender – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming, arrangements
  • Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – strings, string arrangements
  • Phil Binotto – percussion
  • Salvador Persico – percussion
  • Adam King – percussion
  • Phil Noy-Engineer – drum production
  • Andrei Eremin – mastering
  • Laura Christoforidis – cover design, formatting
  • Laneous “Lame-boy” The Lunchboxer – cover art
  • Federico Ruiz – design
  • Roxanne Slimak – art direction
  • Wilk – photography
  • Salaam Remi – executive producer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nai Palm; all music composed by Nai Palm, Paul Bender, Perrin Moss and Simon Mavin.

  1. Choose Your Weapon
  2. Shaolin Monk Motherfunk
  3. Laputa
  4. Creations Part One
  5. Borderline with My Atoms
  6. Breathing Underwater
  7. Cicada
  8. Swamp Thing
  9. Fingerprints
  10. Jekyll
  11. Prince Minikid
  12. Atari
  13. By Fire
  14. Creations Part Two
  15. The Lung
  16. Only Time All the Time: Making Friends with Studio Owl
  17. Molasses
  18. Building a Ladder

SULK: Graceless

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On April 15, 2013, “Perfect Sound Forever” label released “Graceless”, the debut SULK album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, at “ICP Studios” in Brussels, Belgium, “Gun Factory” in London, and was produced by Ed Buller and Marc Waterman.

Personnel:

  • Jon Sutcliffe – vocals
  • Tomas Kubowicz – lead guitar
  • Andrew Needle – rhythm guitar
  • Jakub Starzyński – bass guitar
  • Bhairav Gupta – drums
  • Paul-Édouard Laurendeau – engineer
  • Antti Joas, Jonas Verwijnen – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Sleeping Beauty
  2. Flowers
  3. Diamonds In Ashes
  4. The Big Blue
  5. Marian Shrine
  6. Back In Bloom
  7. Wishes
  8. Down
  9. If You Wonder
  10. End Time

Ben Watt: Hendra

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On April 14, 2014, “Unmade Road” label released “Hendra”, the second Ben Watt studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Eastcote Studios”, “The Square”, “Northern Heights”,  “Air Lyndhurst Hall”, and was produced by Ewan Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Ben Watt – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, electric piano, piano, synthesizer, mellotron
  • Bernard Butler – electric guitar
  • Martin Ditcham – tambourine, congas, shaker, drums
  • Jim Watson – keyboards, organ, synthesizer
  • Ewan Pearson – synthesizer, mellotron, handclaps
  • Steve Pearce – upright and electric bass
  • Leo Taylor– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Watt.

  1. Hendra
  2. Forget
  3. Spring
  4. Golden Ratio
  5. Matthew Arnold’s Field
  6. The Gun
  7. Nathaniel
  8. The Levels
  9. Young Man’s Game
  10. The Heart Is a Mirror

The Dear Hunter: Migrant

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On April 2, 2013, “Equal Vision Records” label released “Migrant”, the fifth Dear Hunter (The) studio album .It was recorded 2012 -2103, at “Vudu Studios” in Port Jefferson, NY, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo and Mike Watts.

Personnel:

  • Casey Crescenzo, Rob Parr – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, glockenspiel, synth, engineer
  • Connor Doyle, Rob Parr – guitar
  • Nick Sollecito – bass, organ, piano
  • Nick Crescenzo – drums, percussion
  • Pasquale T. Lannelli – alto, soprano, baritone and tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Andrew Mericle – trumpet
  • Chris Baum, Sue Buzzard – violin
  • Anna Stromer – viola
  • Kim Lonetree – cello
  • Azia Crescenzo, Judy Crescenzo – vocals
  • Levi Audette, Mike Watts, Phil Crescenzo, Steve Haigler, Tom Flynn, Tom Happel – engineer
  • Anthony Augusta – engineer assistant
  • Mike Watts – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Cameron Thorne – design, typography
  • Lissy Elle Laricchia – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.

  1. Bring You Down
  2. Whisper
  3. Shame
  4. An Escape
  5. Shouting at the Rain
  6. The Kiss of Life
  7. Girl
  8. Cycles
  9. Sweet Naiveté
  10. Let Go
  11. This Vicious Place
  12. Don’t Look Back

Stian Wasterhus & Pale Horses: Maelstrom

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On March 28, 2014, “Rune Gramofon” label released “Maelstrom”, the fourth Stian Wasterhus album, and the first one as Stian Westerhus & Pale Horses. It was recorded in 2013, at “Oslo Klang” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Stian Westerhus.

Personnel:

  • Stian Westerhus – vocals, guitars,  mellotron, piano, electronics, recording, mixing
  • Øystein Moen – synthesizers, mellotron, electronics
  • Erland Dahlen – drums, percussion
  • Johnny Skalleberg – recording, mixing
  • Helge Sten – mastering

Track listing

All tracks by Stian Westerhus.

1. Don’t Say That You Care

2. Nights and Sleepless Days

3. Bed on Fire

4. On and On

5. Times Like These

6. Chasing Hills

7. Maelstrom

Lux Occulta: Kolysanki

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On March 13, 2014, “Trzecie Ucho” label released “Kołysanki”, the fifth Lux Occulta studio album. It was recorded 2011–2013 at “T’n’T Music Production” in Krakow, Poland, and was produced by Maciej Tomczyk.

Personnel:

  • Jarosław Szubrycht – vocals, lyrical concept, visual concept
  • Jerzy Głód – synthesizer, vocals, musical concept, mixing
  • Wacław Kiełtyka– electric guitar, accordion
  • Maciek Tomczyk – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Marek Tomczyk – classical guitar, mixing, mastering
  • Julia Doszna – vocals
  • Julie Cazalas – vocals
  • Catherine Fornal – vocals
  • Łukasz Madej – double bass
  • Tomasz Grochot – cajón
  • Władysław Grochot – trumpet
  • Wojtek Krzak – violin
  • Elżbieta Biryło – cover art
  • Łukasz Jaszak – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jarosław Szubrycht, all music by Jerzy Głód, except where noted.

  1. Dymy
  2. Samuel wraca do domu
  3. Mieczów siedem
  4. Serca tu mają tylko dzwony
  5. Sen jest lżejszy od powietrza
  6. Karawanem Fiat – Jerzy Głód, Grzegorz Kapłon, Piotr Szczurek
  7. Bieluń i chryzantemy
  8. Bądź miłościw

Glass Hammer: Ode to Echo

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On March 11, 2014, “Arion Records/Audio Resources” labels released “Ode to Echo”, the fourteenth Glass Hammer studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Sound Resources” in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was produced by Fred Schendel and Steve Babb.

Personnel:

  • Carl Groves – lead vocals
  • Jon Davison– lead and backing vocals
  • Susie Bogdanowicz – lead and backing vocals
  • Alan Shikoh – electricacoustic and classical guitars, electric sitar
  • Steve Babb – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Fred Schendel – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
  • Aaron Raulston – drums
  • Walter Moore – vocals
  • Michelle Young– backing vocals
  • Randy Jackson– guitar, backing vocas
  • David Ragsdale- violin
  • Rob Reed – piano, Minimoogsolo
  • Bob Katz- mastering
  • Bret Noblitt – precision audio
  • Michał Xaay Loranc – cover, artwork, logo design
  • Julie Babb – band photography

Track listing:

  1. Garden of Hedon – lyrics by Carl Groves, music by Alan Shikoh, Fred Schendel, Steve Babb, Carl Groves
  2. Misantrog – lyrics by Carl Groves, music by Fred Schendel, Carl Groves
  3. Crowbone – lyrics by Robert Low, music by Fred Schendel
  4. I Am I – lyrics by Steve Babb, music by Steve Babb, Fred Schendel
  5. The Grey Hills – Steve Babb, music by Steve Babb, Carl Groves
  6. Porpoise Song – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  7. Panegyric – Fred Schendell
  8. Ozymandias – lyrics by Carl Groves, music by Steve Babb, Carl Groves

Youth Lagoon: Wondrous Bughouse

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On March 5, 2013, “Fat Possum” label released “Wondrous Bughouse”, the second Youth Lagoon (Trevor Powers) album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Trevor Powers and Ben H. Allen.

Personnel:

  • Trevor Powers – vocals, piano, synth, percussion, guitar, art direction, programming, arrangements
  • Richie Figgs – bass
  • Ben H. Allen – bass, synth, percussion, programming, mixing
  • Heather McIntosh – cello
  • Chandler Rentz – drums
  • Logan Hyde – guitar, percussion, synth
  • Jason Kingsland – recording
  • Alex Tumay, Joe D’Agostino, Sumner Jones – engineer assistant
  • Jason Kingsland – mixing
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • Marcia Blaessle – illustrations

Track listing:

All tracks by Trevor Powers.

  1. Through Mind and Back
  2. Mute
  3. Attic Doctor
  4. The Bath
  5. Pelican Man
  6. Dropla
  7. Sleep Paralysis
  8. Third Dystopia
  9. Raspberry Cane
  10. Daisyphobia